September 19, 2008, 8:28PM

Firefighters are battling a blaze at 1004 Delaware Ave. near North Clewell Street in Fountain Hill, according to emergency radio reports. The fire began about 8 o'clock tonight, reports indicated. The two-story residence is owned by Keith A. Hill, according to Lehigh County property records. Check back here later for more information. Full story »

October 01, 2008, 9:33AM

Fountain Hill Elementary School will unveil a 60-foot mural this afternoon that was created by students parents, and staff working with artists from the Baum School of Art in Allentown. The mural -- the culmination of a summer camp to celebrate the school becoming a Community School -- features a silhouette of children and a pastoral scene that includes... Full story »

November 10, 2008, 7:05PM

A force of nature. My old friend Chuck Voas was using the term to describe my father. But it far better fit Chuck's wife, Salle, who sadly left us a few weeks back after a courageous battle with cancer. I've been trying to find the words to describe Salle, whose real name was Sarah, but, as usual, she was defying... Full story »

March 06, 2009, 11:01AM

Bethlehem police allege an 18-year-old man staying at the city's branch of the Children's Home of Easton stole one of the center's vans Thursday morning and took two juveniles along. The trio allegedly broke into a number of cars in Fountain Hill. Christian Winczuk, of Hayes Street, and two boys, ages 14 and 17, were found by police at 2:44... Full story »

April 28, 2009, 4:49PM

Jennifer Garza, accused last year of murdering her fiance's 5-year-old son in 2007, admitted her guilt Monday, according to a press release. Lehigh County District Attorney James Martin announced today that Garza, 26, of the first block of Front Street in Catasauqua, pleaded guilty to drowning Caspian Steinmetz in a bathtub in the Fountain Hill apartment she shared with her... Full story »

August 06, 2009, 12:50PM

Lehigh County awarded a $226,000 grant to Fountain Hill this morning to purchase land for the 13-acre Stanley Avenue Recreation Area. The money, from the county's Green Future Fund, will help pay for the 2.5-acre tract located between the Dodson Street ball field and the pool. The piece of land costs $400,000, and Fountain Hill also received $100,000 from St.... Full story »

September 09, 2009, 7:09AM

Fire crews from across the region responded to a house blaze at 2:10 this morning on the 500 block of North Bishopthorpe St. in Fountain Hill, according to the Lehigh County emergency dispatch center. Full story »